The town is adjacent to the Russian town of Chertkovo in Rostov Oblast. Milove was first mentioned in 1872 as khutir Milove. It has had the status of an urban-type settlement since 1938.

Its train station is on the Russian side of the border at Chertkovo railway station.

On June, 22, 2014, Pro-Russian militias in Luhansk claimed the destruction of a Ukrainian armoured column in this village. The separatists said they destroyed two tanks and captured several armoured vehicles.